After IO report, JobsOhio says it will return taxpayer funds
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Commentary: The Dispatch Embarrasses Itself (Again)
Ben Franklin famously said that only two things in life are certain: death and taxes. Today, Ohioans can add a third certainty: that the Columbus Dispatch editorial page will always and forever see, hear and speak no evil of John Kasich and whatever policies he happens to be pursuing at any given moment. This week, Team Kasich is busily trying to stop Auditor of State Dave Yost from auditing the books of JobsOhio, Kasich’s private economic development corporation. Never mind that watching over public money and making sure it’s spent correctly is Yost’s job description . Never mind that it was the Dispatch’s own reporters who uncovered the fact that JobsOhio somehow ended up with at least $5 million more in public money than the General Assembly authorized. And never mind that Kasich’s attempt to stonewall Yost coincides, in what can only be described as a masterstroke of timing, with “Sunshine Week” — the week each year when Ohio newspapers laud, celebrate and cite the need for government transparency and open public records. [Read more…]
Senate Bill 47 Limits Ohio’s Referendum and Amendment Process
§ 2.01g: If the petitions or signatures are determined to be insufficient, ten additional days shall be allowed for the filing of additional signatures to such petition. [Read more…]
IO On The Air: King, Butland represent progressive public policy on TV this weekend
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House to consider fix to immigrant drivers licensing issue
[Video] Butland explains IO charter schools report on Columbus on the Record
[Video] Lunch with IO – Catch up on Ohio public policy
IO On The Air: Butland does three shows this weekend
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- Columbus on the Record, WOSU-TV, Columbus, 11 a.m.. Topics include IO’s report on the cost to the state of charter schools from earlier this week and the Kasich tax plan.
- The Spectrum, WCMH-NBC4, Columbus, 10 a.m. Dale discusses the Kasich tax plan and answers the GOP’s Bob Bennett.
- Capitol Square, WBNS-10TV, Columbus, 11 a.m. Dale and GOPer Terry Casey do an extended Two Sides segment where they discuss all things budget, raising the minimum wage and a certain state official who played the Hitler card.
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